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Fadiko Gogitidze (; 1916 - 20 October 1940) was a pilot from
ქართული სკულპტურის განვითარების მხატვრული ტენდენციები.
n English: Moipurishvili, Natia. "Artistic trends in the development of Georgian sculpture." PhD diss., 2021, pp.13-14/ref> and began working as an instructor at the Batumi Aeroclub. She was the first woman from Adjara to become a pilot, overcoming sexism to enrol and graduate. Her first flight was on 18 August 1936. She died while on undertaking a test flight in
Fadiko Gogitidze (; 1916 - 20 October 1940) was a pilot from Adjara
Adjara ( ka, აჭარა ''Ach’ara'' ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ka, აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა ''Ach’aris Avt’onomiuri Resp’ublik’a ...
, who was the first woman from the region to become a pilot. She died during a test flight in 1940. A statue was later unveiled in her honour and a street in her birthplace was renamed in her honour.
Biography
Born in Kobuleti Municipality in 1916.Encyclopaedia Georgia, vol. 2, Tbilisi , 2012., p. 63. Tbilisi Flight School opened in 1934 and in 1936 she graduated from it,მოისწრაფიშვილი, ნათია.ქართული სკულპტურის განვითარების მხატვრული ტენდენციები.
n English: Moipurishvili, Natia. "Artistic trends in the development of Georgian sculpture." PhD diss., 2021, pp.13-14/ref> and began working as an instructor at the Batumi Aeroclub. She was the first woman from Adjara to become a pilot, overcoming sexism to enrol and graduate. Her first flight was on 18 August 1936. She died while on undertaking a test flight in
Batumi
Batumi (; ka, ბათუმი ), historically Batum or Batoum, is the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), second-largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast ...
on 20 October 1940. She had a three month old son.
Legacy
A sculpture dedicated to her was unveiled at the entrance to Batumi International Airport. The sculpture is an example of Soviet art, depicting a symbolic female pilot, with a small child at her feet. Popov Street inKobuleti
Kobuleti ( ka, ქობულეთი, ) is a town in Adjara, western Georgia (country), Georgia, situated on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. It is the seat of Kobuleti Municipality and a seaside resort. It was known as ''Çürüksu'' durin ...
was renamed after her in 2014.
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